Sociology at University of Maine

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. Of the 2,012 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maine in 2021, 26 of them were sociology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

UMaine Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UMaine Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UMaine performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UMaine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sociology Schools	379

Earnings of UMaine Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $32,692. This is 7% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UMaine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at University of Maine.

UMaine Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UMaine are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Sociology Professors	60	$69,560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.